Question

Cloze(完形填空) In the summer vacation of 1997．I was fixed with a job．I worked as a(n)　　1　　 at Mr．Breen’s fruit shop．The fruit shop did 　　2　　 business．Most of the trade hood, 　　3　　 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars．Mr．Breen 　　4　　 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 　　5　　 me to carry it out to their car．They were clearly long-standing customers, and I 　　6　　 they must have stayed faithful to him 　　7　　 he had promised to sell good quality 　　8　　．He had a way with them－I had to 　　9　　 that．He called every woman“madam”for a start, 　　10　　 those who clearly were not, but when he 　　11　　 it, it did not sound like flattery(奉承)．It just sounded 　　12　　 in an old-fashioned way．He was a great chatter 　　13　　．If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 　　14　　 about the weather, 　　15　　 he did, he would ask about their families or make 　　16　　, always cutting his cloth 　　17　　 his customers．Whatever their bills came to, he 　　18　　 gave them back the few odd pence(零钱)，and I am sure they thought he was very generous(慷慨)．But I thought he was the opposite．He never 　　19　　 anything away．He was always looking for 　　20　　 for nothing． (1) [　　] A． operator B． assistant C． waiter D． secretary (2) [　　] A． good B． poor C． big D． usual (3) [　　] A． so B． when C． therefore D． but (4) [　　] A． sold B． knew C． gave D． sent (5) [　　] A． making B． letting C． getting D． keeping (6) [　　] A． wish B． insist C． declare D． suppose (7) [　　] A． when B． if C． because D． though (8) [　　] A． food B． fruit C． vegetables D． drink (9) [　　] A． admit B． expect C． announce D． promise (10) [　　] A． yet B． only C． just D． even (11) [　　] A． told B． said C． spoke D． talked (12) [　　] A． serious B． strange C． polite D． familiar (13) [　　] A． as well B． as usual C． either D． also (14) [　　] A． sayings B． questions C． words D． speeches (15) [　　] A． and then B． and so C． even if D． but if (16) [　　] A． preparations B． jokes C． repairs D． friends (17) [　　] A． according to B． due to C． instead of D． up to (18) [　　] A． never B． ever C． seldom D． always (19) [　　] A． took B． moved C． threw D． turned (20) [　　] A． something B． anything C． somebody D． anybody

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．B;5．C;6．D;7．C;8．B;9．A;10．D;11．B;12．C;13．A;14．C;15．D;16．B;17．A;18．D;19．C;20．A;
解析：

(1)	shop assistant店员，从后文可知他是在帮Mr．Breen作店员。
(2)	do good business生意很不错，从后文可知这家水果店生意很好。
(3)	but在这里起轻微的转折作用。
(4)	从后文可知他了解每个顾客的名字。
(5)	get sb．to do sth．意为“要某人做某事”。
(6)	suppose表示(常与that连用)“认定、猜想”。
(7)	因后面说的是原因，所以要用because。
(8)	水果店当然是卖好质量的水果fruit。
(9)	此处应是“承认”。
(10)	even表示“即使”，表让步。
(11)	后面有宾语it，所以用said，表示说的内容。
(12)	这种称呼听起来有“礼貌的”。
(13)	as well表示“也”，also一般不用在句末，either常用于否定句。
(14)	打招呼用“言词”word。
(15)	but if在这里与前面的if形成转折并列句。
(16)	make jokes指“开玩笑”，其他不符合语境。
(17)	cut cloth according to意为“见什么人说什么话的意思”。
(18)	从前后描述来看他应是“总是”找回别人零钱。
(19)	throw扔掉，这里主要是说他很“小气”，从不扔掉任何东西。
(20)	look for something for nothing意为“不花钱找一些东西”。